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Site Info
This
website is an ongoing information centre
for Hoylake Golf Club members and visitors alike. Competition
results and handicap adjustments are updated weekly during the
Summer season.
Some pages contain a lot of information so please be patient while
they load. If you would like to contribute any information about
Hoylake Golf Club, you can contact the webmaster via
e-mail
A Brief History of Our Club
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In 1933 a group of gentlemen with a common interest in golf
decided to form a new Golf Club. They decided upon the name
Hoylake, and this proved to be the founding of this great
club. It was not the first club to play at the Hoylake
municipal golf links. This distinction goes to Grosvenor
Grange Ladies GC, which was, in 1898 formed by a group of
ladies from The Royal Liverpool Golf Club who desired to play
golf unhindered by the social constraints of the times. The
Royal Liverpool purchased some land and constructed a 9 hole
course for the ladies. Some 30 years later the Parish council,
wanting to increase public amenities bought the course and
converted it into an 18 hole course with the aid of Mr. James
Braid, one third of the legendary Triumvirate of turn of the
century golfers which also included JH Taylor & Harry Vardon.
The course today is largely as he designed it, with the only
significant difference being the order in which we play the
holes. With the Royal Liverpool GC staging the 2006 Open,
there is talk of renaming the course to “The James Braid
Course” or something similar.
The Club is
affiliated to the English Golf Union through the Cheshire Golf
Union, and as such our member’s handicaps are recognized
worldwide.
We enjoy a
close relationship with the course
P.G.A. professional
and his staff. They are always ready to help with your
golfing needs and problems.
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Competitions
Competitions are held each Saturday the course is open and
many of the trophies we play for are reminders of past
stalwarts of the Club. Our Club is well organized with
over 250 members ensuring not only diverse friendships and
challenges but also a financially secure future.
A copy of
the current years
fixtures is here to give you some idea of what our
golfing season incorporates. As well as the weekly
Saturday competitions, we hold regular Tuesday 12 hole
competitions to encourage the social aspect of the club.
Once a month we hold a full 18 hole medal mid-week medal.
Of course there is also the annual singles and doubles
knock out competitions.
Other
arenas for our members to compete in are the team
competitions; these include the
Inter Club Scratch League, a league that we have had
some success in, in the past few seasons. This team is
usually drawn from the single figure golfers of our club,
but for the higher handicaps there is the
Inter Club Wirral League. A league in which the team
is drawn on the basis of any body wanting to play will get
the opportunity of representing the club. The fixtures are
arranged on a home and away basis, usually played on a
Wednesday evening, with each team playing each other twice
a season. The highlights of our year include Captain’s
day, President’s day, and Invitation day for which you
have the opportunity to invite a friend from another club
to join you in a pair’s team competition. We also have a
club-organized day out to a private Golf Course for a full
days golf and an excellent evening meal.
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Competition
Procedures
There are
certain things you must do when playing in a club
competition. Firstly on the day of the competition there
will be a sign in sheet in the locker room. You must sign
this in order to be in the competition. You must also pay
the nominal entry fee, usually £2. It is a rule of the
Club that a green fee must be paid to the Professional,
who will then issue you with a stamped scorecard.
At the end of your round you must check that your marker
has recorded your score and that you agree with his
figures. Any query should be sorted out and then make sure
that both yourself and your marker sign the card. The Club
now uses new technology to record the player’s scores. In
the clubroom a computer has been installed for the members
to record their scores. At the end of the day the computer
calculates the changes to your handicap, and it also keeps
details like eclectic scores. Once you have entered your
score into the computer you must place your completed and
signed card in the competition box.
Remember it is your responsibility to check
your scores are correct, and that your card is
placed in the box. It is a rule of golf that any card
taken out in competition MUST be returned for handicapping
purposes.
It is
always a good idea to check the notice boards before going
out to play as there maybe one relevant to the days
competition. The notice board is also the means by which
Club members are kept up to date with the every day
business and announcements of events. It is strongly
recommended that you look at the board at least once a
week. Many things will not change but there may be a new
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Handicaps
It is the possession of a
handicap that is recognized by the Cheshire Union and the
CONGU that enables you to play in many open competitions
that are held all over the UK and the world.
If you are joining from
another club and that club is GONGU recognized then it is
simply a matter of transferring your handicap via the 2
Handicap Secretaries. If you are joining us as a second
club and wish for your handicap to remain at the other
(home) club then it is your responsibility to report any
scores to your home club and to notify the second club of
any change of handicap (this need only be done when your
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Club
Council
The Club
is the members. It is administered by the
Club Council, which consists of the Captain, Vice
Captain, Immediate Past Captain, Secretary, Council
Secretary, Treasurer, Handicap Secretary, Competition
Secretary, Events Secretary, Liaison Secretary,
Communications Secretary and Assistant Handicap and
Competition Secretaries. The President of the club also
attends meetings to pass on invaluable constitutional and
general advice. The committee (apart from the Captain, the
vice Captain, and the Immediate Past Captain) are elected
by the membership at the
Annual General Meeting, held usually towards the end
of February each year. All members are actively encouraged
to attend, to observe how the Club is operating and to
raise any issues that individual members may have.
It takes a
lot of work to run a successful club the size of Hoylake.
The Committee tirelessly undertakes this work on your
behalf. It meets monthly, and one of its functions is to
consider applications of prospective members. Normally
this is a perfunctory task, but a necessary one to ensure
continuity of membership. Once approved the applicant will
be sent a letter confirming membership subject to paying
all monies due. As has already been mentioned the
Committee is elected at the A.G.M., and if you feel you
want to be a part of it and have something to offer to the
running of the Club, you can stand for election. New ideas
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Subscriptions
There is an initial joining fee of £50, and then an annual
subscription of £54.50 with concessions for juniors and
OAPs. This fee includes membership of The ’98 Club (the
body responsible for administering the private bar
facilities), the fee required by the Cheshire and the
English Golf Unions for associate membership (to enable
you to hold a recognized handicap), the prime tee time
pre-booking fee demanded by the Borough Council, and for
the general running of the Club.
A small
competition entry fee is levied whenever you take part in
a Club competition, along with an optional ball sweep.
This usually amounts to a total of £2. |
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This is a brief history of our Club and
an over view of how we work, if you are interested in
joining us please
contact any of the committee via e-mail, or fill out
our
on-line application form here. |
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Mailing
list
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mailing list.
You will receive news of
updates to handicaps, competition results, or
any modifications to the Club
Competition dates.
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